The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Stiekema finished in the top 10% of the field at Hong Kong 2026, in 1:09:36 for 37th of 1,490 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 4:23 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:43 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 9:21, ahead of 91% of the field.
1:00 faster than at Vienna 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:57Running 1 3:04v median −0:43
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Block 02 6:06Running 2 3:51v median −0:40
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Block 03 7:23Running 3 4:00v median −0:48
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Block 04 8:07Running 4 3:48v median −1:04
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Block 05 8:22Running 5 3:54v median −1:05
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Block 06 5:52Running 6 4:00v median −0:56
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Block 07 7:36Running 7 4:04v median −0:52
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Block 08 10:01Running 8 5:20v median −1:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:21
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1486
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,486 men who finished.